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In Memoriam: Renowned Political Scientist and former APSA President, Dr. Matthew Holden, Jr., Passes Away

Political Science Now

renowned political scientist, distinguished educator, and cherished mentor, passed away on January 26, 2025, at the age of 93. He also completed an APSA Oral History Interview in 1993, where he shares his experiences in the discipline of political science. ’s dedication to education, public service, and social justice.

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OPINION: Jump in, the water is rising — it’s time to educate students for a sustainable future

The Hechinger Report

We get what we educate for. That’s why it’s time to educate for the future we want: healthy, just and sustainable for ourselves and for generations to come. Children can also collect and publish oral histories about a place. There are lots of ways to begin. Distinguishing weather from climate is a good foundational step.

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Teaching with Primary Sources in Social Studies

Studies Weekly

Benefits of Primary Sources: Humanizing History With primary sources, students as young as kindergarten age can grasp difficult concepts and glean meaning from past events.

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In Memoriam: Remembering Black Power Movement Philosopher, Author, and Political Scientist, Charles V. Hamilton

Political Science Now

Sayre Professor of Government and Political Science at Columbia University. A friend and colleague, the South African educator Wilmot James, said he learned of the death from a representative of Dr. Hamilton’s bank. Dr. Hamilton was active in the Association governance and on numerous committees during the 1970s-1990s.

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LGBTQ+ Histories of the United States: Summer 2022 NEH-sponsored Institute

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history, from early America to the 1990s, and engaged sources suited for classroom use, including military and government records, oral history interviews, literature, photography, and organizational archives. The institute introduced the rich body of recent scholarship covering the span of U.S.

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Four Trailblazing Native American Scientists

Studies Weekly

He implemented the American Indian Telecommunications Satellite Demonstration Project, linking the All-Indian Pueblo Council and the Crow Indian Reservation with the federal government at Washington, D.C. Even without a formal education, Parker made some of the most important discoveries in archeology. 2, 2020, for AIP.org.

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“It’s so hard and so challenging:” An oral history of year three of pandemic schooling

The Hechinger Report

Anna Phelan , kindergarten teacher at Overbrook Educational Center in Philadelphia. It feels really good and really important that our children… have access to in-person, five-day-a-week education. I think the oldest of my children, whose education was synchronous … fell behind substantially less than the others. Resiliency.